Please Give Me Your Thoughts!

Transfer Students
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<p>Hello I am currently a Penn State(honors college) student looking to transfer to another school. The reasons I am transferring are because PSU does not offer an economics degree through the undergraduate business school and only through the liberal arts college. I would like the degree to be focused on applied economics(business economics). I would like to transfer to a better ranked school for my major to expand internship opportunities and give myself better opportunities upon graduation.(not saying that I won't have opportunities) I want to go to school in a more urban area as well. Putting it simply all around PSU just isn't my fit. I am very passionate about sustainability as you will be able to tell through my app. Please give me your thoughts on where I stand and I will also chance you back!</p>

<p>Schools I am applying to:
Upenn(not sure if wharton or CAS this is my number 1 choice however I am not expecting by any means to get in)
Villanova(business school)
NYU(stern)
Georgetown
Cornell(Dyson)
Brown
Columbia(have a legacy here)
Swarthmore</p>

<p>Lastly Yale and Harvard but they are just for crapshoots.(everyone can have their dream schools) </p>

<p>College: Penn State (honors)
Major: Economics
Minor: Spanish
Minor2: Energy, Environmental, and Resource Economics
Minor3: Finance
College GPA: 3.7
Transferring in as a junior</p>

<p>Internships:
1. Intern at psychology work study program 4 consecutive summers that worked with juveniles. I was the supervisor of college interns when I was a high school student
2. Intern at Mortgage Company (assistant loan officer and financial consultant)
3. Intern at Renewable Energy Business. Focuses on improving commodities to reduce Co2 production and to make use of byproducts produced by unsustainable practices.</p>

<p>E.C.'s:
1. Sustainability Economics Research sophomore year(hopefully will be published in journal) This research may also be in my professors textbook he is publishing this spring which would possibly make me a co-author
2.Traveled to several research conferences with honors program
3.South Africa Trip with honors program. (will be doing energy research when there)
4.President and founder of sustainability club
5.Active member of honors club, entrepreneurship club, and THON.
6. President of budget and finances for student government association.
7. 500+ hours volunteering through the salvation army, habitat for humanity, relay for life, working at state parks, and coaching youth baseball.
8.Baseball player, could have played D1 but chose not to so I could focus on academics. However, I am willing to play again if I can gain admissions into a few of the schools.
9.Excellent Piano Player and musician</p>

<p>Recommendations:
2 Excellent Recommendations from very close professors
1 Strong Recommendation from honors coordinator
1 Strong Recommendation from Admissions Dean</p>

<p>Awards(post high school): Deans list award (twice)
Penn State Superior Academic Achievement Award (twice)
Penn State honors acceptance after freshman year and penn state honors society acceptance
Bacculuraute of research award
Valedictorian of my major thus far</p>

<p>Other Factors: White (Caucasian)
No Financial Aid Needed
Both parents are college grads</p>

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<p>While I am at it I am gonna add UChicago to the list since they have a decent transfer admissions percentage for their rank</p>

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<p>bump10char</p>

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<p>your stats are great but many of those schools business schools are difficult to get into as a transfer, id say apply to g-town and villonova</p>

<p>if your able to pay full blow u may get into stern</p>

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<p>I was just thinking about this today. I don’t think I will have all the prerequisites done for most of the business programs so I will most likely just apply for all liberal econ degrees. I plan to go back for an MBA 1-2 years after my undergrad so it won’t be that big of a deal. I could always minor in something business related as well. What will may chances be if I apply to all the liberal arts econ programs?</p>

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<p>In that case, why wouldn’t you just stay at Penn State? Your justification for transferring was all based upon getting an undergrad business school econ major and you can do that where you are.</p>

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<p>It’s difficult to get accepted to top MBA programs with 1-2 years of experience. Also, I don’t think switching majors will increase your chance for internships or opportunities post graduation. Transferring to a school that is perceived by potential employers to be stronger will increase your opportunities.</p>

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<p>I don’t think that there is any evidence to support this apart from a few Ivy-obsessed IB firms.</p>

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<p>My cousin just got into Columbia from Babson after two years at a Energy Company in NYC its not impossible but yes difficult. When did I ever say I am switching majors I decided that I am going to apply for Economics which is what I am studying now. I decided the only business school I am going to apply to is Villanova’s and the rest I am going to apply for the regular econ programs such as Penn CAS etc.</p>

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<p>@ Joblue, I agree with this. I think I have worked hard enough for this step. When I decided on PSU it was because I was unsure of where I wanted to attend college. I planned to use it as a stepping stone in sort of a way to figure out where I wanted to go. I know I cannot handle another year here though thats for sure.</p>

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<p>I think most competitive employers take several factors into account and the school is high on that list - but certainly behind the interview in importance. I could be wrong but that’s my impression.</p>

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<p>@CHD2013 that is my take on it as well. I like PSU but I would much rather be at a smaller school in the city that gives me more opportunities(even though us honors student have more opportunities than anyone there). I feel like I am not being challenged enough either. I wasn’t that good of a student in high school barely graduating with honors however when I left for school something just clicked. I have a heavy 19.5 credit course load(with honors courses) am a president of a club and an active member at several others, and am conducting serious research that will probably get published. Doing this I am still able to maintain above a 3.7 gpa consistantly with no issues. I just want to learn more honestly.</p>